by Aim Admin | Mar 24, 2023 | Legislative Update, Media, Members
March 24, 2023 The Big Issues AIM INITIATIVES Prepayments and Deposits: SB 317, Aim’s initiative to allow prepayments and deposits on local purchases up to $2M and half of the cost of the purchase, has passed committee in the House and is on the second reading...
by Aim Admin | Mar 17, 2023 | Legislative Update, Media, Members
March 17, 2023 The Big Issues HOMESTEADS A recent Indiana Tax Court decision put into question the historic definition of a homestead for the purposes of property taxation. This definition has included one house, one garage, and one acre of land for as long as...
by Aim Admin | Mar 10, 2023 | Legislative Update, Media, Members
March 10, 2023 The Big Issues MERIT BOARDS HB 1016 would automatically establish merit systems for all police and fire departments that have at least 12 full time members and cover an area with at least 10,000 in population. Both the council and a majority of the...
by Aim Admin | Mar 3, 2023 | Legislative Update, Media, Members
March 3, 2023 The Big Issues RESIDENTIAL ASSESSMENTS HB 1499 is the House version of a plan for property tax relief and currently provides additional property tax limits in most aspects of the property tax system for the next two years starting in 2024 including:...
by Aim Admin | Feb 24, 2023 | Legislative Update, Media, Members
February 24, 2023 The Big Issues HOMESTEAD PROPERTY Last year, an Indiana Tax Court case threw into question long-standing definitions of what constitutes a homestead for the purposes of property taxation, property tax caps, and homestead deductions. Long-standing...
by Aim Admin | Feb 17, 2023 | Legislative Update, Media, Members
February 17, 2023 The Big Issues SESSION UPDATE The first half of the session is nearing completion. Next week is the committee report deadline in both the House and the Senate. This means that any bills not passed though committee by next Tuesday in the House or...
